About Kolur Village

Kolur is a large village in Ponneri tehsil, in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,382, made up of 1,188 males and 1,194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1241.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 601204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thiruvallur
Tehsil	Ponneri
Pincode	601204
Area (hectares)	1241.39 hectares
Population	2,382
Male Population	1,188
Female Population	1,194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,005
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 18 km distance

How Kolur compares

By the 2011 count Kolur is the 25th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents. Its 1241.39 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1011.

Getting to Kolur

Kolur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kolur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 18 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kolur from other places

Kolur lies about 47 km from Thiruvallur, and the nearest railway station is Gummidipundi, about 11 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kolur
Tehsil headquarters	Ponneri	11 km
Nearest railway station	Gummidipundi	11 km
District headquarters	Thiruvallur	47 km

Villages closest to Kolur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ponneri tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Kolur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolur village had a population of 2,382. That makes it the 25th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents.

Kolur village has 1,188 males and 1,194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolur has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1011.

The pincode recorded for Kolur is 601204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolur covers 1241.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kolur falls under Ponneri tehsil of Thiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kolur is Gummidipundi, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 18 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kolur.

Kolur is about 47 km from Thiruvallur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolur is in Ponneri tehsil of Thiruvallur district. Ponneri is about 11 km away. Gummidipundi is about 11 km away. Thiruvallur is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.